Body repair - no part for 29+ days?

[buddylee]

So, a lady decided that I wasn't next to her and slammed into the car (2026). Dash cam showed it was her fault, so that's good, but unfortunately now I have to deal with repairs and I'll eventually submit a residual value claim to try and get back some money.

Anyway, to make things worse, the most pressing issue is that the from drivers side fender (60260-31M-A00ZZ) is not available anywhere in the US and they're saying it's on a 29+ day back order. I called a few places that said they have one and either they don't really have it or it's already reserved. That's a really long time to be without the car.

Anyone have tips on how to procure that part a little faster? One dealer looked and found some but they're all already spoken for.

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[UWU-mancer]

So, a lady decided that I wasn't next to her and slammed into the car (2026). Dash cam showed it was her fault, so that's good, but unfortunately now I have to deal with repairs and I'll eventually submit a residual value claim to try and get back some money.

Anyway, to make things worse, the most pressing issue is that the from drivers side fender (60260-31M-A00ZZ) is not available anywhere in the US and they're saying it's on a 29+ day back order. I called a few places that said they have one and either they don't really have it or it's already reserved. That's a really long time to be without the car.

Anyone have tips on how to procure that part a little faster? One dealer looked and found some but they're all already spoken for.

Took me 7 months to get a headlight for my mk7.5 GTI after some lady decided it would be great to do 29mph in a parking garage and slam into a parked car

According to folks from vwoa the (import oem’s) German and Japanese automakers apparently are managing in USA stock in such a way.

and I can’t finish the rest. Cuz I dunno what the rules are here in regards to the orange dude.

regardless. roll with it. There’s gonna be a list of folks waiting.

 

[buddylee]

Took me 7 months to get a headlight for my mk7.5 GTI after some lady decided it would be great to do 29mph in a parking garage and slam into a parked car

According to folks from vwoa the (import oem’s) German and Japanese automakers apparently are managing in USA stock in such a way.

and I can’t finish the rest. Cuz I dunno what the rules are here in regards to the orange dude.

regardless. roll with it. There’s gonna be a list of folks waiting.

Dang... It kinda sucks driving a Chevy Malibu as my loaner until this thing gets fixed. I need to figure out how to make a claim for not having fun until the part comes in.

 

[UWU-mancer]

Dang... It kinda sucks driving a Chevy Malibu as my loaner until this thing gets fixed. I need to figure out how to make a claim for not having fun until the part comes in.

Definitely sucks man. Sorry.

hopefully a fender materializes somewhere for you.

 

[jedi03]

Just went through front bumper, grill an a few misc parts replacement an had the same wait...

 

[manhole17]

If you enter that part number in Google, it’ll pull up wholesale distributors. I’m pretty sure they use the same network that dealerships use, but it’s worth a try.

This could also be a sign to get carbon fiber fenders…

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